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Rolly's Garage: July Day Market

Hello everyone! Yes, it's true, I haven't uploaded Big on Bloor pictures yet, but that is because I am down with a cold/flu so I have an excuse. However, despite the fact that I am still somewhat sick (and scaring the people at work), I have committed myself to, a) getting better by tomorrow, and b) being a vendor at the July Day Market in Toronto!

July Day Market is held at Rolly's Garage, which I hear is a fantastic venue for arts and music. They held a night market a few weeks back (read blogto's coverage here) that was really successful so it's being done again - this time on a sunny Sunday afternoon! The deets:

When: Sunday July 12th, 2009, from 2 pm - 8 pm
Where: Rolly's Garage, 124 Ossington Avenue (close to Trinity Bellwoods Park)
What: Mimosas, music & art... the way Sundays should be spent
Checkout the Facebook event and invite your friends!

I will have monster pouches (with the popular colors replenished), tees, totes and pinback buttons! This was totally a last minute thing for me but I'm super excited - second ever show for zom-b! Tomorrow and Saturday I have to draw up some new signs and find a way to transport all my stuff to the event (I'm thinking lugguage with wheels/really nice dad with a car). Come back soon for pictures from both Big on Bloor (really, I promise!) AND from Rolly's Garage!

Meet DJ Tanner

DJ Tanner is the newest monster pouch in the Etsy shop and so far he's my favorite... not to play favorites. Hmm. Anyway, I'm really happy with how the photos turned out and I love this new navy blue vinyl color. I also got more new vinyl colors including burnt orange, brown, eggplant purple, and a dark gray. Next week I hope to purchase some GOLD and COPPER vinyl!!!

In other news, I've sewn 30+ pouches for the upcoming Big on Bloor show but that's hardly enough (I hope)! I really need to kick it in high gear!

Photos from my vacation STILL aren't up yet because between my dad and I we took around 2000 photos! I need to collaborate with him first and choose the best of the best!

Small update

Hello all! I've been missing in action from the internet / Twitter / blogging world for a little while due to studying.

A small update:

1) This morning I woke up and rikrak emailed me saying I had won her giveaway! There's probably no better thing to wake up to! You should check out her shop if you haven't already - filled with gorgeous eco-friendly stuff like wallets, iron-ons, clutches, coasters, etc. I chose a custom wallet for my new business cards (that are on their way) and two iron-ons!

2) My button giveaway is ending soon and I AM keeping track of everyone's entries! Enter before May 1st and have a chance to win!

3) I have started sewing for the Big on Bloor Festival and have done 8 pouches already (in between the textbooks). Stay tuned for a blog entry about my progress! I think my goal is to have 70-80 pouches for the festival in June! Any unsold ones will go into my Etsy shop.

I will be back soon! :D

Big on Bloor festival!

It's the 2nd annual Big on Bloor festival! 

When: June 20th from 1-9 pm.

Where: Bloor Street West, from Christie to Landsdowne

Guess who is going to be there? ME!!!!!!! No, not me as an attendee, but me as a person who rented a table & will be selling various fun things! I'm especially excited because of these reasons:

1) This is my FIRST show/festival I will attend as a seller. Big on Bloor is fantastic because it's affordable, fun, and attracts a large crowd in the wonderful city of Toronto in the summer! I'm hoping that this will be the first of many and am definitely looking for more craft shows to attend. A lot of time school gets in the way (such as the One of a Kind Show is during exams) but the summer is perfect!

2) I will be sharing a table with an awesome designer/crafter - modernemotive. Her stuff is absolutely fantastic and wonderful and I love it. This way I will also feel less intimidated because we are both festival/show noobs! I might also get to meet serenadraws & mchenwears!

3) I will get to MEET fellow crafters and buyers in person! I mean, that's pretty awesome because I only sell online and yes, it's fantastic, but there's a special magic in seeing/meeting your customer and knowing that they will use your product. For example, a friend told me they saw someone downtown wearing one of my t-shirts. THAT is cool. I wish that could happen more, and it might if I sell at Toronto craft fairs!

Anyway, I actually haven't gotten the confirmation from Big on Bloor yet so it's not even 100% set. Haha! But I got kind of too excited. When I know my exact table location I will tell the entire world and I expect anybody in Toronto to visit me! So, stay tuned! :)